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Towards Bertram Derthona-Udine: the words of Ramondino and Pullazi

Towards Bertram Derthona-Udine: the words of Ramondino and Pullazi

Eve of the Final Four of the LNP 2019 Old Wild West Super Cup for Bertram Derthona, awaiting the match in Udine scheduled for Friday 27 September 2019, at 21.00 pm at the PalaLido Allianz Cloud in Milan. The Bianconeri gained the pass for the event thanks to the victory obtained in Bergamo, against Treviglio, in the quarter-finals. In view of tomorrow's match, Marco Ramondino, head coach of Derthona, states how ʺwe are constantly growing within a journey that is only at the beginning: our improvements must not cause us to take away attention from the level of quality of performance and execution to be had during the match. From an emotional point of view, we are happy with what the team showed us and, at the same time, aware that we will have to test ourselves in the difficulties that the championship will present..

The Final Four represents the last official match of the pre-season for the Bianconeri, who will debut in the West Group of Serie A2 Old Wild West on Sunday 13 October 2019 at 18.30 pm against Bergamo (within the friendly walls of the PalaOltrepò in Voghera, and constitutes It's a commitment in which we can work on ourselves – continues the Juventus coach – to make improvements, evaluating our level and using the matches as useful ideas to continue the workʺ.

ʺThe Final Four is a moment in which I believe the level of attention around the participating teams and the event will rise. Our focus, however, must not change – continues coach Ramondino – and it must be on ourselves, because only by bringing the game to a higher level from a technical, mental and physical point of view will we be able to give further meaning to our preseasonʺ. Ahead of the match against Udine, Bertram's coach explains how ʺwe will begin to introduce some ideas of knowledge of the opponent, because it is right that, in the phase approaching the championship, the players begin to manage a certain type of information. Tomorrow's match is above all an opportunity to use to test our gaming systemʺ.

One of the many protagonists of Bertram Derthona's victories in this first phase of the season is Rei Pullazi, who explains how ʺin these four matches of the LNP Super Cup 2019 Old Wild West we have shown that we are a solid team capable of reacting to difficulties, as happened in the match against Treviglio. We are also proud to bring the Tortona name to an important stage like the Allianz Cloud in Milanʺ.

ʺThese matches were useful for the growth of the team and – continues the Bertram winger – personally they allowed me to get into the team's mechanisms more quickly. Having played real matches straight away put us in the rhythm: now the challenge awaits us in Udine, which is one of the strongest teams in the championship. It will be a useful test to understand where we are and where we can get to during the seasonʺ.